IBM Sterling Connect:Direct - Overview
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Overview:
Provides high-volume, reliable and security-rich enterprise file transfers
IBM® Sterling Connect:Direct provides security-hardened, point-to-point file transfers to lessen dependency on unreliable FTP transfers. It's optimized for high-volume delivery within and among enterprises, ensuring more reliable movement of files, from batch integration and movement of large images or catalogs, to synchronization with remote locations.
Sterling Connect:Direct also supports hybrid cloud deployment through certified containers which ensures easy and consistent deployment life-cycle management.
Centrally managed
Manages fresh installs, seamless upgrades/updates and rollbacks through Control Center Director.
Designed for multiple platforms
Supports a wide range of platforms including IBM z/OS, OpenVMS, i5/OS, HP NonStop, Microsoft Windows, UNIX and Linux.
High performance
Handles your most demanding workloads, from high volumes of small files to multi-gigabyte files.
Reduce installation and patch time
Significantly reduces installation and patch time from hours to minutes by deploying your solution with a certified container that has all required components.
Features:
Certified containers
IBM Certified Containers for Sterling Connect:Direct are enterprise-grade, security-rich product editions with horizontal Pod autoscaling, integrated common software services for consistent deployment life-cycle management including easy install and configure options, management of upgrades and roll-back, scalability, and security.
Automated, reliable file transfer
Supports 24-hour unattended operations and schedules jobs on a one-time, recurring or continuous basis. The solution also assigns and manages file transfer workloads, and, in the event of network interruptions, automates the recovery process. You can benefit from automatic alerts that notify users of the success or failure of file transfers.
Performance capabilities
Reduces latency and increases transfer speed for large files over high-speed networks by up to four times their previous speed. Provides capabilities such as automatic retry, compression, checkpoint and restart to existing FTP transfers. The solution also supports a range of network protocols such as TCP/IP, Systems Network Architecture (SNA), and optional high-speed add-on based on the Aspera FASP technology.
Advanced security features
Offers user authentication and data encryption through Secure Sockets Layer (SSL) and Transport Layer Security (TLS) as well as X.509 certificates, and enables you to meet Federal Information Processing Standard (FIPS) 140-2 and Common Criteria certifications. In addition, the software performs Certificate and Certificate Revocation List (CRL) checking, strengthens the overall security through multi-factor authentication (MFA) and provides a thorough audit trail of data movement through extensive statistics logs.
User interfaces
Connect:Direct web console offers a modern web-based user interface with improved user experience.
Connect:Direct web console offers a modern web-based user interface with improved user experience.
Holistic view on File Transfers
Connect:Direct web console gives a holistic view of all your file transfer activities along with its status.
Manage Partners with ease
Connect:Direct manages the file transfers with trading partners with ease.
Multi-factor Authentication
Connect:Direct web console supports Multi-factor authentication to strengthen the overall security of the application for the interactive users.
Documentation:
Download the IBM Sterling Connect:Direct - Overview (.PDF)
Pricing Notes:
- All Prices are Inclusive of GST
- Pricing and product availability subject to change without notice.
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